This
is the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Monthly Report
íVApril 2015 specific
for Environmental
Permit no. EP-364/2009/C, Further Environmental Permit nos.
FEP-01/364/2009, FEP-02-364/2009, FEP-05/364/2009/A, FEP-06/364/2009/A FEP-07/364/2009/A,
FEP-09/364/2009/B, FEP-10/364/2009/B and FEP-11/364/2009/B. The EM&A
report is prepared by the Environmental Team (ET) employed under Contract
No. HK/2011/07 íVWan Chai Development
Phase II and Central Wanchai Bypass íV Sampling, Field Measurement and Testing
Works (Stage 2). This report presents the
environmental monitoring findings and information recorded during the
period of April 2015.
The cut-off
date of reporting is at 27th of each reporting month.

In
the reporting month, the principal work activities of individual contracts
are included as follows:

24-hour
real time noise monitoring was conducted at RTN2a íV Hong Kong Electric
Centre. No project related exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.

24-hour
real time noise monitoring was conducted at RTN3 íV Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial
School. No project related exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.

24-hour
real time noise monitoring was conducted at RTN4 íV Causeway Bay Community
Centre. No limit level exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.

Liaison
was conducted with HK Baptist Church Henrietta Secondary School and Po
Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial School regarding the set up of RTN3 real
time noise monitoring station.Po Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial School grant permission for set
up on 4 Sep 2012 and station set up was performed on 14 Sep 2012.

Real
time noise monitoring station at Oil Street Community Liaison Centre
(RTN2- Oil Street Community Centre) was relocated from Oil Street
Community Liaison Centre to Hong Kong Electric (RTN2a- Electric Centre) on
5 Oct 2012 which is a representative of the noise sensitive receiver City
Garden. The baseline noise level of RTN2a will adopt the results derived
from the baseline noise monitoring conducted in Electric Centre from 4
December 2009 to 17 December 2009.

Causeway
Bay Community Centre has granted permission for set up of real time noise
monitoring station on 21 Dec 2012 and station set up was performed on 27
Dec 2012.The Baseline noise
level of RTN4- Causeway Bay Community Centre will adopt the results from
the baseline noise monitoring report for EP/364/2009 in 22 April 2010 in
which approved by EPD.

According
to clause 3.1 stated in EP-364/2009/B, ížthe real-time monitoring system
shall be in place no later than two weeks before the commencement date of
demolition works of the existing Island Eastern CorridoríĘ. IEC demolition
associated construction works was commenced on 3 Feb 2013 and Real time
noise monitoring at RTN4-Causeway Bay Community Centre was commenced on 13
Jan 2013.

Real-time
noise monitoring station RTN1-FEHD Whitfield Depot was finely adjusted
from 2/F to roof-top at FEHD Whitfield Depot on 24 June 2013 with respect
to the commencement of advance works for IEC parapet demolition.

With
respect to the completion of Victoria Car Park refurbishment, the noise
monitoring at M4b-Victora Center was reverted from 3/F to 2/F since 24
June 2014.

Air Monitoring

With
respect to the area handover, the air quality monitoring station CMA5a at
Children Playgrounds opposite to the Pedestrian Plaza was relocated to the
Pedestrian Plaza on 3 December 2014. The station reference and location ID
of the air quality monitoring station CMA5a was updated as CMA5b and
Pedestrian Plaza respectively.

Due
to extension of site boundary by contractor of HY/2009/19, location of air
monitoring station CMA1b íV Oil Street Community Liaison Centre has been
finely adjusted on 21 April 2012.

The
location ID of air monitoring station CMA1b was updated as Oil Street Site
Office in April 2013.

1-hour
and 24-hour Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) monitoring were conducted
at CMA1b íV Oil Street Site Office; CMA2a - Causeway Bay Community Center;
CMA3a - CWB PRE Site Office Area; CMA4a íV Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals; CMA5b - Pedestrian Plaza; MA1e and MA1w íV
International Finance Centre eastern and western podium on every six days
basis.

No
project related exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.

Complaints, Notifications of Summons
and Successful Prosecutions

Four
environmental complaints were received in the reporting month.

First
public complaint regarding construction dust impact referred by EPD was
received by ET on 09 April 2015 (EPD Ref.:H05/RS/00008074-15 dated 9 April
2015). The complainant reported that:

Construction
dust was generated from lorries transporting out of the construction via
site exit near Expo Drive Central without wheel washing at the morning of
7 April 2015. Lorries were also found transporting out of the construction
site via gates V2 and V8 without wheel washing and causing dust nuisance
at about 10:30 hours on 9 April 2015.

ET
confirmed with the Resident Site Staff that on 7 April 2015, major vehicle
movements included oil tanker passing at Gate V2 at Expo Drive East and
dump truck passing at Gate V8 at Expo Drive Central under Contract
HK/2009/01. On 9 April 2015. major vehicle movements include oil tanker,
crane lorry and dump truck passing at Gate V2 at Expo Drive East and dump
truck at Gate V8 at Expo Drive Central under Contract HK/2009/01.

Mitigation
measures adopted by the Contractor of HK/2009/01 at the above locations
include water hose was provided for wheel washing at Gate V2 and Gate V8, concrete
paving at site exit, dump truck fitted with mechanic cover and cleaned before
leaving construction site and regular street washing at Expo Drive Central.

According
to the relevant site records under Contract HK/2009/01, on 7 April 2015,
major vehicle movements included oil tanker passing at Gate V2 at Expo
Drive East and dump truck passing at Gate V8 at Expo Drive Central under
Contract HK/2009/01 while on 9 April 2015 major vehicle movements include
oil tanker, crane lorry and dump truck passing at Gate V2 at Expo Drive
East and dump truck at Gate V8 at Expo Drive Central under Contract
HK/2009/01.

At
the above locations, mitigation measures including water hose for wheel
washing at Gate V2 and Gate V8; concrete paving at site exit; dump truck
fitted with mechanic cover and cleaned before leaving construction site
and regular street washing at Expo Drive Central were generally adopted by
the Contractor of HK/2009/01.

In
view of the public concern on the complaint date, the Contractor of
HK/2009/01 was advised to conduct cleaning at the concerned site exit
point and the section of public road adjoining the site exit to clear any
residue grit and silt deposit to avoid further dust impact.

Follow
up inspection was conducted on 16 April 2015 during weekly environmental
inspection and mitigation measures including water spraying for dusty haul
road and provision of wheel washing were in place. The construction site
exit was observed clear from residue silt / grit at the concerned
location.

In
view of the public concern, the contractor was advised to conduct training
to the construction site workers to enhance the effectiveness of wheel
washing and to ensure proper wheel washing is provided for dump truck and
other vehicle prior to leaving the construction site to avoid generating
any dust nuisance.

Second
public complaint regarding construction noise impact referred by EPD was
received by ET on 09 April 2015 (EPD Ref.:H05/RS/00007861-15 dated 9 April
2015). The complainant reported that construction noise was emanated from
the construction site at Convention Avenue near Renaissance Harbor View
Hotel during the period of Easter Holiday, including April 3 at about
13:00 hours.

ET
confirmed with the Resident Site Staff that from 3 April 2015 to 7 April
2015, from 08:00 hours to 18:00 hours, and at about 13:00 hours on 3 April
2015 at area CWB Tunnel Stage 3, backfilling works was conducted under
HK/2009/01. Either 1 no. of dump truck and 1. no. of excavator was
operated on site at each given time during the concerned period.

According
to the relevant site records under Contract HK/2009/01, from across
08:00hrs to 18:00hrs during the period from 3 April 2015 to 7 April 2015,
backfilling works was conducted under Contract HK/2009/01 at CWB Tunnel
Stage 3. Either 1 no. of dump truck and 1 no. of excavator was operated on
site at each given time during the concerned period and the relevant
Construction Noise Permit GW-RS0104-15 for the works was in place and the
same construction activity was undertaken at around 13:00hrs on 3 April
2015.

No
other concurrent construction activity was undertaken at the concerned
location during the concerned period under Contract HK/2009/01. The
construction activity conducted under Contract HK/2009/01 during the
concerned period was in compliance with the statutory requirement.

Nevertheless,
in view of the concern regarding the noise nuisance raised by the public
at the concerned location, it is considered desirable for the Contractor
of HK/2009/01 to review the truck unloading procedures of the specific
construction task to minimize potential noise emanated during the course
for work.

Third
public complaint regarding visual impact received by the RSS was referred
to the ET on 15 April 2015 (ICC Case Ref.: 2-885677297 dated 13 April
2015). The complainant reported that:

ížI live in a building next to Gloucester
Road in Causeway Bay. Recently, I am suffering from unnecessary light source
from the construction site. The banners of the construction companies are
always illuminated with very bright lights.íĘ

ET
confirmed with the Resident Site Staff that the concerned lighting for the
banners was maintained under Contract HY/2010/08.

The
concerned lighting for the banners was maintained under Contract
HY/2010/08 and the concerned lighting was subsequently switched off at all
times since 13 April 2015 to alleviate the lighting nuisance caused to the
surroundings.

Fourth
public complaint regarding construction noise impact referred by EPD was
received by ET on 23 April 2015 (EPD Ref.:H05/RS/00009456-15 dated 23
April 2015). The complainant reported that construction noise emanated
from the road work at Fleming Road and Convention Avenue near Renaissance
Harbour View Hotel almost every night recently causing nuisance.

ET
confirmed with the Resident Site Staff that from 21:00hrs on 20 April 2015
to 06:00hrs on 21 April 2015 and from 21:00hrs on 21 April 2015 to
06:00hrs on 22 April 2015, cooling main connection works was undertaken by
the Contractor of Contract HK/2009/01 at the concerned location. Total 1
no. of crane lorry and 1 no. of excavator were in operation.

According
to the relevant site records under Contract HK/2009/01, from 21:00hrs on
20 April 2015 to 06:00hrs on 21 April 2015 and from 21:00hrs on 21 April
2015 to 06:00hrs on 22 April 2015, cooling main connection works was
undertaken by the Contractor of Contract HK/2009/01 at the concerned
location. Total 1 no. of crane lorry and 1 no. of excavator were in
operation during the concerned period and the relevant Construction Noise
Permit GW-RS0269-15 was confirmed in place. The construction activity
conducted under Contract HK/2009/01 during the concerned period was in
compliance with the statutory requirement.

In
view of the potential noise nuisance, a notice to affected parties was
issued by the Contractor of Contract HK/2009/01 to the nearby residents
including Renaissance Harbour View Hotel on 17 April 2015. Besides,
construction works undertaken by other parties at the concerned location
was observed at the concerned period.

1.1.1.Lam Geotechnics Limited (LGL) has been appointed to work as the
Environmental Team (ET) under Environmental Permit no. EP-364/2009/C and
Further Environmental permit nos. FEP-01/364/2009, FEP-02/364/2009, FEP-05/364/2009/A, FEP-06/364/2009/A,FEP-07/364/2009/A,
FEP-09/364/2009/B, FEP-10/364/2009B and FEP-11/364/2009B to implement the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A)
programme as stipulated in the EM&A Manual of the approved Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for Wan Chai Development phase II and
Central-Wan Chai Bypass (Register No.: AEIAR-125/2008) and in the EM&A
Manual of the approved EIA Report for Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island
Eastern Corridor Link (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001).

1.1.2.This report presents the environmental monitoring and auditing work
carried out in accordance to the Section
10.3 of EM&A Manualand ížEnvironmental Monitoring and Audit
RequirementsíĘ under Particular Specification Section 27.

1.1.3.This report documents the finding of EM&A
works for Environmental Permit (EP) no. EP-364/2009/B, Further Environmental
Permit (FEP) nos. FEP-01-364/2009, FEP-02/364/2009, FEP-05/364/2009/A,
FEP-06/364/2009/A, FEP-07/364/2009/A, FEP-08/364/2009/A, FEP-09/364/2009B, FEP-10/364/2009B
and FEP-11/364/2009B during the period March 2015 to April 2015. The cut-off
date of reporting is at 27th of each reporting month

Section
7Cumulative Construction Impact due to the
Concurrent Projects íV summarizes the relevant cumulative construction
impact due to the concurrent activities of the concurrent Projects.

Section
8Environmental Site Audit íV
summarizes the findings of weekly site inspections undertaken within the
reporting period, with a review of any
relevant follow-up actions
within the reporting period.

Section
9Complaints, Notification of summons and Prosecution
íV summarizes the cumulative statistics on complaints,
notification of summons and prosecution

2.1.2.The key purpose of Wan Chai Development Phase II (WDII) is to provide
land at Wan Chai North and North Point for construction of the Central-Wan Chai
Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (CWB). Land formed under the project
will be developed as a world-class waterfront promenade joining that at the new
Central waterfront for public enjoyment.

2.1.3.There is a compelling and present need for the CWB to provide relief to
the very congested east-west Connaught Road Central/Harcourt Road / Gloucester
Road Corridor (the Corridor) which is currently operating beyond its capacity.
The CWB will provide relief to the existing congestion along the Corridor and
cater for the anticipated growth of traffic on Hong Kong Island. Without the
CWB and its access roads, there will not be sufficient capacity to serve the
heavy traffic demands at both strategic and local levels.

2.2.1.Design and Construction of Central íV Wan Chai
Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link under the Project involves the
construction and operation of a trunk road and its road tunnel more than 800m
in length between portals that is shown at Figure 2.1.

íPA dual three-lane trunk road, approximately 4.5 km in length, and tunnel
approximately 3.7 km in length defined from the connection with the existing
Rumsey Street Flyover in Central, through to a connection with the existing
Island Eastern Corridor to the east of the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter (CBTS);

íPThe Central Interchange near the Rumsey Street Flyover to provide road
connections to the Central area;

íPTunnel control buildings and ventilation buildings;

íPSlip roads to connect the CWB to the local road system in the Wan Chai
North and Causeway Bay area;

2.2.3.The project also contains various Schedule 2 DPs that, under the EIAO,
require Environmental Permits (EPs) to be granted by the DEP before they may be either
constructed or operated. Table 2.1 summarises the five individual
DPs under this Project. Figure 2.1 shows the locations of these Schedule 2 DPs.

2.3.1.Due to the multi-contract nature of the Project, there are a number of
contracts sub-dividing the whole works area into different work areas to be
commenced.Contractors of
individual contracts will be required by the EP holder to apply Further
Environmental Permitssuch that the impact monitoring stations are sub-divided accordingly to
facilitate the implementation of EM&A programme and to streamline the
EM&A reporting for individual FEP holders correspondingly.

2.4.1.Civil Engineering and Development Department
and Highways Department are the overall project controllers for the Wan Chai
Development Phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass respectively. For the construction phase of the Project, Project Engineer,
Contractor(s), Environmental Team and Independent Environmental Checker are
appointed to manage and control environmental issues.

2.4.2.The proposed project organization and lines of communication with
respect to environmental protection works are shown in Figure 2.2.Key personnel and contact particulars are summarized in Table 2.3:

3.1.6.Summary of the current status on licences
and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent and submission
under FEP-02/364/2009 for contract no. HK/2009/01 are shown in Table 3.2 and Table 3.3